The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
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Host
Broadcast
Hot Sauce for Channel 4, 28 December 2004 to present
as The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz: 2 November 2007 and 2 January 2015
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s: 16 September 2012 and 22 September 2013
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s: 23 September 2012 and 29 September 2013
as The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s: 30 September 2012
as The Big Fat Quiz of Everything: 5 January 2016 to present
as The Big Fat Quiz of Sport: 14 May 2023
Synopsis
Much as the title suggests, this is a comedy quiz about the year just gone - mainly to ensure Jimmy Carr has no day off. Ever. Six questions are asked about two months of the year in turn, with answers scribbled down using electronic pens. The answers are then revealed and scored. Guests come on at various points to liven up the proceedings.
Quite good knockabout fun, even if the swearing will make our Mum blush like a beetroot.
Specials
As part of the celebrations to mark 25 years since Channel 4 began broadcasting, The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, featuring questions about Channel 4's programming over the previous two decades was aired in November 2007. A second Big Fat Anniversary Quiz was aired in January 2015 to mark ten years of the format, featuring questions from the previous decade.
In September 2012, Channel 4 broadcast three specials, with the questions in each episode focusing on a particular decade - the 1980s, the 1990s, and the first decade of the 21st Century, commonly referred to as the Noughties. A second edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s was broadcast in September 2013 as part of a special weekend of 1980s themed programming. For no adequately explained reason, a week later, a second edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s was also broadcast. The Big Fat Quiz of Everything had an ambitious remit, the entirety of human evolution; it went out opposite a Celebrity Big Brother launch in January 2016.
Theme music
Peter Baikie
Trivia
Several editions of the BFQOTY have been produced by Jonathan Ross's wife, Jane Goldman, with Ross getting in on the act himself for the 2010 edition.
Champions
2004 June Sarpong and Jonathan Ross
2005 Sharon Osbourne and Jonathan Ross
2006 Noel Fielding and Russell Brand
2007 Rob Brydon and David Mitchell
2008 Dara Ó Briain and Davina McCall
2009 David Mitchell and Charlie Brooker
2010 Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones
2011 David Mitchell and Eddie Izzard
2012 Richard Ayoade and Gabby Logan
2013 Dara Ó Briain and Kristen Schaal / Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding (joint winners)
2014 Kevin Bridges and Sarah Millican
2015 Rob Brydon and Jo Brand
2016 David Mitchell and Sarah Millican
The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz
2007 Jack Dee and Alan Carr
2015 Jonathan Ross and Warwick Davis
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
2012 Jason Manford and Stephen Mangan / Jonathan Ross and Adam Buxton (joint winners)
2013 David Mitchell and Phill Jupitus
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
2012 Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies
2013 Sue Perkins and Lee Mack
The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s
Kevin Bridges and Alan Carr
Participants
2004
- June Sarpong and Jonathan Ross
- Simon Pegg and Liza Tarbuck
- David Walliams and Rob Brydon
2005
- Sharon Osbourne and Jonathan Ross
- Denise Van Outen and David Mitchell
- Gordon Ramsay and Rob Brydon
2006
2007
- Rob Brydon and David Mitchell
- Noel Fielding and Russell Brand
- Jonathan Ross and Lily Allen
2008
- Dara Ó Briain and Davina McCall
- Sean Lock and James Corden
- Michael McIntyre and Claudia Winkleman
2009
2010
- Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade
- Jonathan Ross and Ruth Jones
- Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre
2011
- Jonathan Ross and Jamie Oliver
- David Walliams and Miranda Hart
- David Mitchell and Eddie Izzard
2012
- Jack Whitehall and James Corden
- Russell Howard and Jonathan Ross
- Richard Ayoade and Gabby Logan
2013
- Jack Whitehall and Jonathan Ross
- Dara Ó Briain and Kristen Schaal
- Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding
2014
- Micky Flanagan and Mel B
- Kevin Bridges and Sarah Millican
- David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade
2015
2016
- David Mitchell and Sarah Millican
- Romesh Ranganathan and Mel Giedroyc
- Rob Delaney and Richard Ayoade
2017
- David Mitchell and Roisin Conaty
- Big Narstie and Katherine Ryan
- Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding
2018
- David Mitchell and Michelle Wolf
- Claudia Winkleman and Mo Gilligan
- Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade
2019
- Dara Ó Briain and Maya Jama
- Roisin Conaty and Asim Chaudhry
- Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding
2020
2021
- Jonathan Ross and Judi Love
- Sara Pascoe and James Acaster
- Guz Khan and Sarah Millican
2022
- Stephen Merchant and Richard Ayoade
- Jonathan Ross and Rose Matafeo
- Katherine Ryan and Maisie Adam
2023
- Richard Ayoade and Mel Giedroyc
- Katherine Ryan and Rosie Jones
- Mo Gilligan and Kevin Bridges
The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz
2007
2015
- Jonathan Ross and Warwick Davis
- Jack Whitehall and Claudia Winkleman
- Russell Brand and Noel Fielding
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
2012
- Jason Manford and Stephen Mangan
- Jonathan Ross and Adam Buxton
- Micky Flanagan and Carol Vorderman
2013
- David Mitchell and Phill Jupitus
- Sarah Greene and Alan Carr
- Jason Donovan and Jack Dee
The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s
2012
- Phill Jupitus and Alan Davies
- Dara Ó Briain and Claudia Winkleman
- Jack Whitehall and Denise Van Outen
2013
- Jonathan Ross and Jo Brand
- Sue Perkins and Lee Mack
- Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade
The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s
- Kevin Bridges and Alan Carr
- Sarah Millican and David Mitchell
- Richard Ayoade and Noel Fielding
The Big Fat Quiz of the Decade
The Big Fat Quiz of Sport
- Roisin Conaty and Dane Baptiste
- Tom Allen and Kerry Godliman
- Judi Love and Joel Dommett
Web links
British Comedy Guide entries: The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, The Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Pictures
The line-up from the 2007 edition
The 2009 protagonistsSee also
Big Fat Anniversary Quiz review
